the terms of the washington naval treaty , after which she served as a training and submarine depot ship . she was modified into a submarine salvage and rescue ship before being placed in reserve in 1928 . asahi was rec ##om ##mission ##ed in late 1937 , after the start of the second sino @ - @ japanese war , and used to transport japanese troops . in 1938 , she was converted into a repair ship and based first at japanese @ - @ occupied shanghai , china , and then cam ran ##h bay , french indochina , from late 1938 to 1941 . the ship was transferred to occupied singapore in early 1942 to repair a damaged light cruiser and ordered to return home
the terms of the washington naval treaty, after which she served as a training and submarine depot ship. she was modified into a submarine salvage and rescue ship before being placed in reserve in 1928. asahi was recommissioned in late 1937, after the start of the second sino @ - @ japanese war, and used to transport japanese troops. in 1938, she was converted into a repair ship and based first at japanese @ - @ occupied shanghai, china, and then cam ranh bay, french indochina, from late 1938 to 1941. the ship was transferred to occupied singapore in early 1942 to repair a damaged light cruiser and ordered to return home